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Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Dear Friends, It is with great sorrow that I write to tell you that our friend and colleague Deacon Terry Star has died. He was found in his room at Nashotah House after missing worship and classes on Tuesday, and the cause of his death is not yet known. Terry…
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The Task Force on the Study of Marriage created by Resolution A050 of the 2012 General Convention has issued an update on its work. Deputies are invited to watch the video report and answer these questions by March 14. Completed questions can be emailed to the Task Force or mailed to: Marriage Study Task Force, 2720 Columbia Ave, Wilmington,…
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The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, delivered these remarks to the opening session of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church on February 5, 2014: Good morning. Welcome to sunny Baltimore. A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. I was invited…
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On January 27 in Religion News Service, President Jennings published an opinion essay in on brutally repressive anti-gay laws in Uganda and Nigeria and the church’s role in and against homophobia. Read the essay.
On November 24, Episcopal Relief & Development joined partners across the country in SPEAK OUT SUNDAY, a day of prayer, teaching, dialogue and action about gender based violence and its prevention. Learn more in a blog post by President Jennings.
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church met in Chicago from October 15-17 at the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). At the meeting, Executive Council approved the Episcopal Church’s 2014 budget, approved spending a portion of unanticipated revenue to hire a racial justice and reconciliation officer, and passed a resolution acknowledging “with…
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Recientemente he estado prestando atención a las conversaciones en línea del internet sobre la identidad y la estructura de la Iglesia Episcopal. Para citar el título del reciente libro de ensayos editado por Winnie Varghese y publicado por La Publicación de la Iglesia Inc., estamos hablando de lo Que Llegaremos a Ser. En estos días,…
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On October 8, President Jennings, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop Johncy Itty, Peter Persell of theEpiscopal Diocese of Washington;and 20 other ecumenical leaders met with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and six other members of Congress about immigration reform. The meeting was part of the Church World Service Summit on Immigration Reform. “Leader Pelosi told…
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At its meeting from October 15-17, 2013, the Executive Council passed Resolution WM017 in support of the Haiti Recovery Effort. Read the resolution.
Seeing everyone here in person reminds me of how much I have grown to appreciate social media. Fifteen months into my term of office, I actually have a hard time imagining being a responsive and in-touch president of the House of Deputies without Facebook and Twitter and the blogs that help me keep up with…
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On September 27, Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori and President Jennings appointed Charles Wynder Jr. to the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church created by Resolution C095 at the 77th General Convention. Wynder replaces Ian Hallas, who resigned to focus on his career in music. Wynder is the executive director of Boston Workers Alliance, a…
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September 20, 2013 Dear Deputies: As you may remember, the Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) was created by Resolution C095 of the 77th General Convention in July of 2012. Its dual mandate is to (a) reimagine The Episcopal Church and (b) present a plan to the 78th General Convention for reforming the Church’s…
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